Shade and curtain hanger.



No. 693,619. Patented Feb, 18, 1902.

.1. PFEIFER. I SHADE AND GURIAINHANGEB'.

(Applicatioix filed. 21, 1901.

(No Model.)

WITNESSES Ni'rnn TATES JOHN PFEIFER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,619, dated February 18, 1902.

Application filed March 21, 1901. Serial No. 52,158. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN PFEIFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Holders,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shade and curtain fixtures for windows, and has for its object the combination of same in a simple inexpensive device that can be easily and firmly attached.

A further object of my invention is to make the device adjustable to the size of the window-casing and so construct it as to avoid interfering with the moldings which are found on some casings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View of a window-casing with my device attached. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts of my device that engage one side of the window-casing. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shade-holder. Fig. 4: is a detail showing a ratchet and pawl for winding the spool. Fig. 5 is another view showing the ratchet and spool. Fig. 6 is a detail showing the base of the shade-holder extending below the base of the frame. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of a window-casing, showing the application of my device; and Fig. 8 is a detail of the projecting arms of the frame, showing the lugs that engage in the slots of the side pieces.

Like parts are represented by similar letters of reference in the several views.

In constructing my device I employ the frame a, having at the end a the projecting arms a and a said arms being provided with the oppositely-extending lugs a and a which engage opposite sides of the side pieces I). The side pieces I) are provided with the slots b, which are enlarged at the ends b so that the lugs a can pass through and engage the side pieces Z) on the opposite side. The side pieces I) are further provided with the curtain-pole holder b at the outer end, and at their inner ends with the bosses 12 said bosses being for the purpose of holding the side pieces slightly away from the windowcasing, and \upon these bosses are the sharp points 1) to engage the casing.

The frame a is provided with the opening a, in which the shade-holder c is placed.

The base of said shade-holder is formed with the shoulder c, which engages the sides of opening a and the under side of said frame and forms a bearing between said frame and the window-casing, as shown in Fig. 6. Furthermore, the base of the shade-holder being shorter than the opening a permits of its adjustment to the width of the roller for the shade.

It will be understood that while the parts shown in Fig. 2 engage one side of the window-casing like parts engage the other side, the combination being shown in Fig. 1, with this exception, that while at one end the cord d is knotted to the pin a at the outer end of one frame, as shown in Fig. 2, at the other end it is attached to the winding-spool a at the outer end of the other frame, as shown in Fig. 5, which said spool is provided with the ratchet a and the pawl a as shown in Fig. 4E. The slotted head o extending through the plate a admits of the use of any size of screw-driver to operate it. The shade-holder at one side of the window-casing is provided with the round hole a and the shade-holder at the other with the elongated hole a in the usual manner, and both of these holders 0 are further provided with the holes a, through which the cord passes from the pin a to the spool a The fixtures are attached to the windowframe as follows: The projecting arms of the frames are engaged with the side pieces, and the shade-holders are put in place, with the cord extending through same from the pin on one frame to the spool on the other. The frames are then by means of the slots in the side pieces adjusted to the depth of the windowcasing, and the distance between the shade-holders is adjusted to the width of the shade-roller, when with the aid of an ordinary screw-d river the spool can be turned to draw the cord and tighten the fixtures in place, the projecting arms with their lugs en gaging the side pieces at a distance from the bosses on the rear end of the side pieces that contact with the casing, thus giving an extra leverage to more firmly clamp the fixtures to the casing, and, further, by reason of the arms projecting at an angle to the plane of the frames any molding on the casing is avoided. Furthermore, the bases of the shade-holders resting on the window-casing with their shoulders engaging the frames and the cord passing through the hole in each of said shadeholders when the cord is tightened it serves to tighten the holders in place against the casing. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim--- 1. The combination with the side pieces having slots therein, of frames having arms projecting through said slots, lugs formed on said arms to engage the opposite sides of said side pieces, and means between said frames to tighten and lock said lugs to the side pieces, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the side pieces having longitudinal slots therein, of frames having arms projecting through said slots with lugs formed thereon to engage opposite sides of said side pieces, whereby the parts may be adjusted to the depth of the windowcasing, and means between said frames to tighten and lock said lugs to the side pieces, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with the side pieces having slots therein, of frames'having arms projecting at an angle to their planes through frames and side pieces, said frames having longitudinal slots therein, of shade-holders slidingly mounted in the slots of the frames, their bases being formed to rest on the window-casing and engage the under side of said frames, and means connecting said frames and engaging said shade-holders outside of said frames to tighten said shade-holders in their adjusted position,substantially as specified.

5. The combination with the side pieces having longitudinal slots therein and bosses at their rear ends, of frames carrying shadeholders adjustably mounted therein with their bases formed to rest on the window-casing and engage the under side of said frames, arms on said frames projecting at an angle to the plane of said frames and to said side pieces and having interlocking lugs to engage the opposite sides of said side pieces through the slots in same, a pin in the outer end of one of said frames and a spool with a ratchet and pawl for same at the outer end of the other frame, and a cord extending from said pin to said spool passing through each of said shade-holders, whereby said frames and shade-holders and side pieces are adjusted and tightened in place, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of March, A. D. 1901.

JOHN PFEIFER.

\Vit-nesses:

PERCY NORTON, CHAS. I. WELoH. 

